strange water flea

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 8:47 am

I have never seen such one. it was very big and long (unfortunately there was only one in my sample) and had different arms with many 'fingers', more than common water fleas like daphnia sp. does anybody know the ID?

Clado · Post by **Clado** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:29 pm

Hello Litonotus,

These are very nice pictures of Sida crystallina. It is a female, not adult because there are no eggs inside. Adult females can be 1.8-4mm.

Regards,
Clado

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:24 pm

Wonderful focus on these images, and I can't stop admiring that eye.

I have no idea what it is though. Nothing new there, I never know what these things are. LOL

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:56 pm

thank you for ID and comments (:

here is a 5 image stack of the eye.

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:39 am

very nice